READ: ACTS
12:1-11
The issue
of protection is so crucial that one must be certain about it. However, God is
the only sure source of protection. The Bible says: “He will not allow your foot to be
moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall
neither slumber nor sleep.” (Psalm 121:3-4). The fact that God neither
sleep nor slumber, invariably, implies that ordinary night guards can fall asleep.
This is telling us that we should not put our faith in ordinary night guards.
They are human beings who can fall asleep. We have a good example in 1 Samuel
26:1-7. This was during the time king Saul and his soldiers were pursing David
to kill him. During that period, their camps were near each other and David
sneaked into king Saul’s camp. He found him sleeping and removed his sword.
King Saul’s soldiers were also fast asleep. David spared king Saul’s life, went
back to his camp and shouted to rebuke the captain of the soldiers of king
Saul. Your bodyguard may come from the best security company in your country
but if God does not keep you, you are a dead man. It is when you become an
enemy of God that you begin to look for protection from all sorts of sources.
When you have God on your side, you are not afraid in the day or at night
because you know that God is there to protect you. In Acts 12:1-11, the enemies
watching over Peter slept off because they were enemies of God. God put them to
sleep and rescued His own from among them. This is good news for us. We know
that witches and wizards and the evil ones perpetrate evil at night. However,
as they are about to plot against you, God will put them to sleep. In Acts
16:27, when Paul and Silas were put into prison, their jailers were told they
were special prisoners who must not escape. However, they fell into such a deep
sleep that even when Paul and Silas were praising God they did not wake up
until there was an earthquake and the prisoners were released. God will cause
those who are planning your destruction to fall asleep. Before they wake up,
you will have broken free.
MEMORIZE:
1 PETER 5:7 –Casting all you care upon Him, for He cares for you.
